Great Australian Railway Journeys

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3:20 PM to 4:30 PM

Saturday 11 October

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Michael Portillo travels along the eastern coast of Australia from the coal mines of Newcastle, New South Wales, to Queensland's modern state capital, Brisbane. In the world's largest coal-exporting port, Michael marvels at the skill of the loader as he transfers thousands of tons of coal from rail to ship. He visits the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie, where he finds populations of these marsupials are in rapid decline. Michael also visits a factory where the quintessential Australian bush hat is made and in Woolgoolga, he joins a Sikh community to hear how they have integrated into Australian society